Elbert County GaArchives Wills.....Oliver, John December 10, 1816 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Chandler Eavenson http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00030.html#0007294 February 23, 2007, 2:37 pm Source: Elbert Co., Ga Will Book L, 1816-1821, Pages 41-44 Written: December 10, 1816 Recorded: August 15, 1817 Will of John Oliver - Written 10 Dec 1816 Elbert Co., GA Will Book L, 1816-1821, pages 41-44 "Georgia, Elbert County) In the name of God Amen I John Oliver of the town of Petersburg in said county and State, being of precarious health, but of sound mind, memory and judgment and taking into view the certainty of death, do now after a full investigation of all the worldly goods whereof God in his bounty, hath made me steward, and a reconsideration of what seemeth to me right, make ordain publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other Will I may heretofore have made. It is my will and desire that my body be decently committed to the grave whenever it shall please God, at the intercession of my most blessed Redemer to vouchsafe to pardon my sins and take me to himself. Item - It is my will and desire that all my just debts be paid This I wish to be done with the money which may be due to me at my death. Item - I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Susanna Oliver the tract of land called Sharps place lying in this county on Broad River and extending the said tract down the said River as far as the first branch below the said plantation thence up the said branch or bottom to where the said bottom come to the road leading up the country, further give to my said wife the house and one half acre lott in the town of Petersburg now rented to Chas. Hudson I also give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Susanna the following negroes, to wit -Sender, Lawsen, African Joe, Emanuel, Jane his wife, Ben, William, Thomas, Elizabeth her children, Blue Joe, Betty his wife, Robin, Elias, Matilda her children Harry, Catharine, Eliza and g__naw, with their future increase - Also I give to my beloved wife my carriage and gear and the pair of horses which ___ be usually used therein at my death. I also give and bequeath unto my beloved wife the twenty five shares of hranch stock which I own in the bank of Augusta. Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Prudence T. Watkins, wife of Robt. H. Watkins, the following negores, to wit, Adam, Mina his wife, Hunter, Mary, Hagar her children, Rachel, Aggy, her daughter, Shphea, Chan__, Jefferson, Young, Rachel, Mria children of Aggy, sic, Phillis Edg Becky one eyed Jacob Fanny Mary Larkin and Anthony and their future increase. Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter Polly X. Bibb wife of Jno. D. Bibb, the following negroes (to wit) Gib, Blacksmith Bill, Lucy, his wife, William Arey Dan dredge, children of Lucy, Mark, Cloe, his wife, Jack _herson, Cumbo, Dan, Judy, his wife, Caroline, Juley, young Dan, Dolly Dandredge, children of Judy and Sam and their future increase. Item I give and bequeath to my son John Oliver all the several tracts and parcels of land which I own in this State except the land already given to my beloved wife including the lotts I now own or may own at the time of my death in the town of Petersburg as also the small parcel of land called the ferry landing on the Carolina side of Savannah River together with all and singular the improvements thereon including the houses and ferry boats, I further give to my son John the following negroes (to wit) Ceasar, Jacob, Nancy, his wife, Carpenter John, Clary, Phelisia, Dick, Amy, Seller, Creacy, Porter, Anna, his wife, Sally, Failly, Mary children of Anna, blacksmith John, Mariah, his wife, Simeon her child Aaron, George, Will, Lucy, his wife, Melton Washington Hittavina, Smiths, Lucy recalled - Erasmus, Mason John Robbin, little John, Dick, Toney and Randal and their future increase. I further give and bequeath unto my son John Oliver the twenty five shares of Bank stock which I have subscribed for in the Bank of the State of Georgia. Item Give and bequeath to my good friend and son in law Daniel Bird the picture and frame over my chimny peace (The Redemer) and two dollars to be paid to my said former son in law by my Executors. Item It is my will and desire that my Executors and Executrix do keep together all the property herein devised to my beloved wife Susanna and my son John, on the several tracts or parcels of land I have bequeathed to them, untill my said son shall become of age or marry, or untill my said wife shall wish a seperation or shall marry, and the proceeds thereof, together with the profits from my ferry, after defraying all the expenses of croping and the ferry, to be equally divided between my said wife and son. It is further my desire that whenever a seperation of the said property shall take place that my said wife shall have her choice of six of my cows and calvs, four sows and pigs, a waggon and team of mules four in number, with gees to be taken out of such stock as may then be on the plantation as also twelve vollums of her choice of the books in my library two trunks, two beds and furniture and five hundred dollars to be taken out of the product of croping before an equal division of the proceeds of the then pending crop, to be laid out according to her own choice in furniture. Item All the debts which may be due to me at the time of my decease except for cotton sold and what may be necessary to pay my just debts. I give to be equally divided between my daughters Prudence T. Watkins and Polly X. Bibb. Item I moreover give to my son Joh Oliver after his property herein bequeathed to him shall be seperated from that of my wife - all the rest and residue of my furniture, my gold watch, clock and every other thing property of whatsoever decrip or denomination, and cash on hand and the cash at the time of my death. Item - It is my desire that should my beloved wife Susanna die befoe her marriage, that all the property bank stock and increase thereof except the property given to her by her father shall be equally divided between my three children, to wit, Prudence, Polly and John. Item Finally it is my will and desire that in case either of my daughters (to wit) Prudence T. Watkins, Polly X Bibb die not leaving legal issue or my son John Oliver die not having legal issue nor attained the age of twenty one years, all the property herein bequeathed shall be equal divided between the survivors of them and their heirs and assigns forever. Reposing special confidence in the integrity and uprightness of my wife sons in law, I do hereby appoint my wife Susanna Oliver Executrix and my son in law Robt. H. Watkins and Jno. D. Bibb and my brother James Oliver Executors of this my last will and testament in testamony Whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this tenth day of December 1816. Signed published and declared in the presence of John Oliver (Seal) Saml Watkins ) John Watkins ) Wm N. Richardson)" "Georgia, Elbert County) Court of Ordinary January term 1817 personally appeared in open court Samuel Watkins and William N. Richardson and being duly sworn say that they were subscribing witnesses to this annexed will of John Oliver decd. that they saw him sign seal and deliver the same as his last Will and testament that he was of a perfect and disposing mind at the time he executed the same and that these deponants signed the same as witnesses together with John Watkins the other subscribing witness in the presence of each other and in the presence of the said deceased and at his request. Sworn to in open court this 6th day of January 1817. Saml. Watkins Wm N. Richardson Whereupon it was ordered to be recorded Job Weston C.C.O. Robt. H. Watkins and James Oliver qualified as Exrs. and letters testamentary be granted them. Recorded the 15th August 1817 Job Weston, C.C.O." File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/elbert/wills/oliver549gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 8.4 Kb